California

Best cities in California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is the most populous U.S. state, and the third largest in area. California is border by Oregon to the north and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south; it extends from the Pacific Ocean to almost all of Nevada. The state’s diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east, and from the redwood–Douglas fir forests in the north to the Mojave Desert in the south. The Central Valley, a major agricultural area, dominates California’s landscape; it produces 30% of America’s fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. California also has the nation’s most populous county, Los Angeles County; and its most populate city is Los Angeles (both are part of Los Angeles City).

California was settle by various Native American tribes before being explore by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries beginning with Spanish Port. The Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony until they were defeat by Mexican forces at San Francisco Bay in 1824 following over twenty-five years of fighting for control